Google DeepMind and Google Research on September 3, 2026, introduced WeatherNext 3, a global AI weather forecasting model that generates hourly forecasts at up to 5-kilometer resolution and is being integrated into Google Search, the Gemini app, Google Maps, the Google Maps Platform Weather API, and Google Earth Engine. The teams described WeatherNext 3 as their most advanced and accurate global weather model to date, pointing to independent live evaluations by Brightband. A technical paper…